I’m glad you’re here! Welcome to my stop on the Cardmaker Magazine & Spellbinders Blog Hop. You should have gotten here by way of Yana’s blog, but in case you missed a stop, the full hop list can be found at the CardMaker Blog.
The wonderful crew at Spellbinders sent out a set from the September Large Die of the Month Club for us to create with, and I immediately loved the corner die in the set. It looks like a little tiara :)
Of course, I had to dip it in Ranger Princess Gold Embossing Powder and heat set it with a heat tool. I added some Swarovski™ crystals since no self-respecting tiara would be seen without a little “bling”.
I like using crystals more than adhesive gems. They are a little pricey, but I don’t use them often and they are super sparkly. I adhered them to the tiara with a few dabs of Glossy Accents, then added the piece to the card front with Foam Squares.
Next, I picked out a sentiment from Choose Joy by Papertrey Ink. Since the wording was small with fine lines, I stamped the image with VersaFine Ink in Onyx Black so they would be nice and crisp.
The paper I used is called Royal Sundance Felt cardstock. It’s 110lb weight so it can be used for panels as well as bases. The texture is amazing and looks great on a card with a lot of white space. I adhered my finished panel to an A2 card base. I love how soft and feminine this card came out :)
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<3 Niki
The simplicity of the card really shows off your design!! The gold with the crystals is stunning!! Fabulous job and drooling over your card and these magnificient dies in the kit!!
Very elegant.
Love the rhinestones on the gold.
thanks for sharing.
What a great way to use the corner die–making it into a tiara. Beautiful card.
A card fit for a princess! It’s beautiful and reminds me of a gold tiara!
I’m so glad you like it, Tee!
Wow, wow, wow, wow and WOW! This is simply stunning! I love the addition of the Swarovski crystals! TFS!
Thanks, Barb!
Simple but instant elegance. Well done.
Thank you! x
Simple but sooo beautiful. I absolutely love it.
How pretty and elegant! Definitely looks like a tiara!
The tiara is beautiful – very creative idea.
The metallic gold embossing and crystals make this die look like a fancy tiara!! Just gorgeous!
Love the embossing and the rhinestones.
You’re right! It looks just like a tiara. And I really appreciate the clean and simple design with such a complex die. It’s beautiful!
Aw thanks Nicole :)
What a gorgeous piece of BLING for this elegant card!! I SO want those does!!
A stunning CAS card – I love the gold touch!
Stunning card. Love this CAS design
Gorgeous! So very elegant! Great design.
Wow! This is beautiful! Adding embossing powder to your die cut was a brilliant idea. It’s gorgeous!
Thank you Michelle!
I love the simple & elegance of your card. Thank your for your tip on adhering gems. Thank you for sharing.
Sure thing! Thank you Roberta :)
Sweet card for a special someone!
Fantastic card, great sentiment!
Oh my gosh, I just love this! So dazzling.
I love the gold die cut with all the glitz of the crystal gems. A card that anyone would love to receive.
Nike, I like how you made it like a gold crown. So pretty. I just love this set. So versatile.
Thanks Gaylynn! I agree – you can use these dies for all kinds of designs :)
You have come up with totally a stunning and unique idea with such simplicity, wanna love it!
Thanks for the kind words, Vinita! x
Love the simplicity with such elegant touch! You absolutely come up with such different and unique idea,!!!
A lovely card!! It’s so fun to see all the different uses for these beautiful dies!! Thank you for the inspiration!!
Your card is really stunning and the extra sparkle added by the crystals is amazing.
Thanks, Linda!
WOW! That’s such a creative and gorgeous CAS card!! The diecut is definitely like a tiara, and more like an mdf embellishment! So beautiful with all the gold and crystals! :)
Aw, thank you! You’re right, it is like an mdf embellishment, isn’t it?
Wow, what a neat way to use the die. The card is beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad you like it, Sheila!
Simply beautiful! Thank you!
Thank you too, Marsha :)
Awesome inspirational card.
Thank you Robin!